Oh yeah, you need notepad. It's your best friend... it's also one of those habits that works its way into your professional practice. Since I started using it, my accuracy has gone through the roof.
-- Jonathan Major Network Engineer [email protected] <[email protected]> ======================= CCNP;MCITP;MCSA On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Imran Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > marko , seems good advice , i will try my way from now onwards to see > positive results. > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Marko Milivojevic > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> My take on that is a simple one - if you want to be a CCIE, better get >> ready to know your commands, what, why and how they do things. When you've >> done that, "memorizing" them will be no issue. >> >> I *highly* recommend using Notepad for configuration and equally highly >> recommend not relying on aliases during your study. >> >> -- >> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) >> Senior CCIE Instructor / Managing Partner - iPexpert >> :: Free Video Training: http://youtube.com/iPexpertInc >> :: Social: http://twitter.com/@icemarkom | http://fb.me/ccie18427 >> :: iPexpert: http://www.ipexpert.com/Communities | +1-810-326-1444 >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Imran Ali <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hi team , >>> >>> I see a lot of people talk about use NOTEPAD approach , though i >>> have never tried this approach due to fact that for a minor typo , i >>> have to repaste it once again !! >>> >>> apart from that i have to memorize command syntax !! for me time >>> spend on memorizing commands is difficult >>> >>> we cannot use tab completion feature >>> >>> instead i use alias to speed up configuration .. >>> >>> what is your take on this approach ?? >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Marko Milivojevic >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Just a small note - you cannot carry over the configurations from the >>>> troubleshooting to the configuration section, as they are in different >>>> Windows profiles and there is no common accessible equipment shared by >>>> the >>>> two sections. While I'm sure you COULD find a way to store this >>>> somewhere >>>> on the candidate PC, your time would be better spent elsewhere in the >>>> lab. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S) >>>> Senior CCIE Instructor / Managing Partner - iPexpert >>>> :: Free Video Training: http://youtube.com/iPexpertInc >>>> :: Social: http://twitter.com/@icemarkom | http://fb.me/ccie18427 >>>> :: iPexpert: http://www.ipexpert.com/Communities | +1-810-326-1444 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:21 PM, Ramcharan Arya < >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>> > Right. MS Paint is unavailable on lab PC. However you have notepad so >>>> you >>>> > can use in most effective way. >>>> > >>>> > Another approach is you can copy existing routers configurations from >>>> > troubleshooting section so it will help you to build template for >>>> > Frame-relay configuration, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP configuration, >>>> some >>>> > part of Multicast, QoS. These template will give you majority of >>>> > configuration require for particular routing protocol. >>>> > >>>> > Once you are in configuration section you should be able to replace ip >>>> > address information and apply on routers it will save some time and >>>> > remaining configuration you can copy from configuration guides of IOS >>>> > 12.4.T >>>> > >>>> > I would strongly recommend to start practicing building configuration >>>> in >>>> > notepad. Although it takes time at the beginning but later you will >>>> have >>>> > big improvement in speed and time saving. >>>> > >>>> > Based on my prior during CCIE Voice there is no way you can finish >>>> lab in >>>> > 6-7 hours without configuration in notepad with 99.1% accuracy. >>>> > >>>> > There is one video in youtube regarding notepad usefulness in lab >>>> exam it >>>> > is worth watching ( I do not have link of youtube video) ;-) >>>> > >>>> > Good Luck, >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > Ramcharan Arya CCIE # 28926 (Voice/R&S) >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 3:36 AM, Abel ... <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > No, paint is not available >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > > > I do not think this is possible. If i recall you only have >>>> access to a >>>> > > > few applications on the LAB PC, and I do not recall seeing >>>> MSPAINT as >>>> > one >>>> > > > of them. I'd also try staying away from doing anything in the >>>> LAB that >>>> > > > sucks up time. TIME is not your friend in the LAB you will need >>>> all >>>> > the >>>> > > > time you are given and wasting it making snap shots of the >>>> diagrams >>>> > that >>>> > > > cisco is already providing you is not a good time management >>>> method. >>>> > > > Better yet, get use to using a 23" screen with all your separate >>>> > > terminals >>>> > > > open, a webbrowser open with a few diagrams open and learn to move >>>> > > between >>>> > > > them seamlessly, as this is what you will need to do in the LAB. >>>> > > > >>>> > > > Use notepad as much as possible and draw a quick diagram of your >>>> Layer >>>> > 2 >>>> > > > topology when you are doing the L2 portion to ensure you have all >>>> your >>>> > L2 >>>> > > > pieces together. >>>> > > > >>>> > > > Joe Sanchez >>>> > > > >>>> > > > > On Jan 13, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Jonathan Major <[email protected] >>>> > >>>> > > wrote: >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > I know its random, but a study partner of mine asked. He's been >>>> > > > > screenshoting diagrams and dumping them into paint. 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